He became a referee when studying at the University of Gloucestershire, progressing through the Midland Combination, Midland Football Alliance and Conference and, at the same time, attaining his Uefa B coaching licence.
Phil Gibbs has been a qualified referee since 1993. He officiated as a referee in the 2007 Sunday Cup Final at Anfield and as Fourth Official in the 2005 Women’s FA Cup Final.
Philip Gibbs had failed his interview to become a man in the middle two years in succession. Shortly after taking charge of the FA Sunday Cup final in 2008, in which Hetton Lyons Cricket Club beat Coundon Conservative 3-2 in a feisty contest at Anfield, he made it third time lucky. "The Anfield experience was a dream but then to get on the National List as well, at last, just capped a great year," he said.
He took charge of his first league match on 7 August 2008 as Shrewsbury beat Macclesfield 4-0.
His last match was the League One Play-Off Semi Final on 6 May when Yeovil beat Sheffield United 2-0.
His last Walsall match was a 1-0 home win against Dag & Red on 15 February 2011.
Season’s Record:
|
Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
|
2013/14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012/13 |
38 |
92 |
3 |
|
2011/12 |
41 |
117 |
4 |
|
2010/11 |
33 |
88 |
3 |
|
2009/10 |
25 |
83 |
2 |
|
2008/09 |
36 |
121 |
4 |
Phil Gibbs & PNE:
|
Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE Cards: |
|
27/10/12 |
Tranmere 1 PNE 1 |
Huntington |
4 Y |
Keane; Monakana; Welsh |
|
18/08/2012 |
PNE 0 Colchester 0 |
None |
3 Y |
Mousinho; Monakana |
|
14/01/2012 |
PNE 3 Wycombe 2 |
Bunn; Jervis; Parry (Pen) |
4Y / 1 R |
Y - Coutts; Parry R - Smith |
|
05/11/2011 |
Charlton 5 PNE 2 |
Morgan; Daley |
3 Y |
Smith; Coutts |
|
25/04/2011 |
PNE 0 Cardiff 1 |
None |
4 Y |
Morgan |
|
06/02/2010 |
Swansea 2 PNE 0 |
None |
6 Y |
Hart; Nolan; Parkin; Wallace |
|
08/12/2009 |
PNE 0 Derby 0 |
None |
6 Y |
Wallace; Sedgwick; Tonge |
|
27/01/2009 |
Swansea 4 PNE 1 |
Brown |
4 Y |
Mawene; McKenna; Wallace |
His assistants are Antony Coggins from Oxfordshire and Steven Plane from Worcestershire. The fourth official is Amy Fearn from Leicestershire.